CCF CArtificial IntelligenceNew in 2026Publisher: IEEE
IEEE CECCongress on Evolutionary Computation
IEEE CEC is a rank C conference in Artificial Intelligence in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), new in this edition. The IEEE CEC 2027 paper deadline is Feb 28, 2027, 23:59 UTC-12. IEEE CEC 2027 takes place on Jul 25–28, 2027 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Acceptance rate 2024: 52.6% (350/665).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Current edition
IEEE CEC 2027: call for papers timeline
- Mar 1, 2027, 11:59 UTC
- Apr 7, 2027As announced by the conferenceNotificationCommunity data · unverified
- Jul 25–28, 2027Local timeConferenceEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
AoE (Anywhere on Earth) is UTC−12 (time zones explained). These dates come from the ccf-deadlines community project and have not yet been checked against the conference website; confirm them there before you submit. Conference website ↗
Past editions
Dates, venues, deadlines and acceptance rates
| Year | Paper deadline | Acceptance | Papers (dblp) | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 2027-02-28UTC-12 | — | — | Jul 25–28, 2027 | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| 2026 | 2026-01-31UTC-12 | — | 232 | Jun 22–26, 2026 | Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Centre (MECC), The Netherlands |
| 2025 | — | — | 199 | Jun 9–12, 2025 | Hangzhou, China |
| 2024 | 2024-01-29AoE | 52.6%350/665 · source | 338 | Jul 1–5, 2024 | Yokohama, Japan (Hybrid) |
| 2023 | 2023-01-27AoE | 56.5%130/230 · source | 124 | Jul 3–5, 2023 | Chicago, USA |
| 2022 | 2022-02-14AoE | — | 223 | Jul 19–23, 2022 | Padua, Italy |
| 2021 | 2021-02-23UTC-12 | — | 324 | Jun 28 – Jul 1, 2021 | Virtual |
| 2020 | — | — | 423 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 443 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 343 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 359 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 702 | — | — |
Paper counts are dblp's main proceedings only, without workshop volumes; acceptance rates link to the page they come from. dblp ↗
CCF list
IEEE CEC in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF C Artificial Intelligence · no. 21
- 6th edition (2022)
- Not listed (new in 2026)
- Name in the list
- Congress on Evolutionary Computation
- Publisher
- IEEE
- dblp
- conf/cec ↗
CCF counts the full (regular) papers of a listed conference: short papers, demos, technical briefs, summaries, Findings and the workshops held with a conference are outside the list. CCF also says the list is a recommendation and should not be used on its own to evaluate research; your institution's rules decide. What counts, case by case →
FAQ
About IEEE CEC
What CCF rank is IEEE CEC?
IEEE CEC is a rank C conference in Artificial Intelligence in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), new in this edition.
When is the IEEE CEC 2027 deadline?
Paper: Feb 28, 2027, 23:59 UTC-12 (Mar 1, 2027, 11:59 UTC). The dates come from the ccf-deadlines community project; check the conference website before you submit.
Where is IEEE CEC 2027?
IEEE CEC 2027 takes place on Jul 25–28, 2027 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
What is the IEEE CEC acceptance rate?
2024: 665 submissions, 350 accepted, 52.6%. 2023: 56.5% (130/230). The history table links each figure to its source.
Do IEEE CEC workshop and short papers count as CCF C?
CCF counts the full (regular) papers of a listed conference: short papers, demos, technical briefs, summaries, Findings and the workshops held with a conference are outside the list. CCF also says the list is a recommendation and should not be used on its own to evaluate research; your institution's rules decide.
In more detail: Which CCF conference papers count · How to read conference deadlines
Sources: the CCF list of recommended international conferences and journals, 7th edition (published 31 March 2026, corrected 9 April 2026) and 6th edition (2022); editions, deadlines and acceptance rates from the ccf-deadlines community project (MIT licence), marked as community data until checked against each conference's website, then marked as checked with the website's own words; proceedings and paper counts from dblp (CC0).